"Ray Craig"

The "real" Ray Craig sez: "I did not revise the original poem that I did not write but I tagged it with swimsuits." We here at Verzion Two call that a re-vision. Click to see larger verzion.

"Jeff Harrison"

Issue One:

BLAMING NIGHTTIME

By "Jeff Harrison"

Lighting nighttime
Blazing
Blamed
The high days
The immature signals


Verzion Two:

A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN NICKELS AND DIMES

By Jeff Harrison

nightling alive
due
time, chain newly

night wing
nigh
days, one night

nightling signals
due
days, two delays

night blame
nigh
time, chain lately

"William Freind"

Issue One:

CONCEALING HEALTH

By "William Freind"

A movement of
values
A sigh of
images
Lost values and enthralling
souls


Verzion Two:

WHIMSY IN THE SACKRETE

By Bill Freind

A slur of
pretexts

A snort of
filigree
Nostalgia and the nothing
not there.

The "real" Bill sez: 'I love Verzion: I think it’s a wonderful send-up of the way in which the Name of the Author continues to dominate all forms of contemporary poetry. So why am I writing this? First, the name of this author is incorrect: the poem is attributed to William Freind and I always use “Bill.” Second, the poem uses a few words I would only use with heavy irony, e.g., “souls,” “lost values.”

'Sincerely,

The Poet Formerly Known as William Freind'

[Editor's note: Both the original and the "re"vision of this poem involve hanging indents. Blogger doesn't like them, and I can't figure out how to make it. ]

"Larissa Shmailo"

Issue One:

A ribbon

Its mournful ether
Her yellow confusion
Its precious glory

- By "Larissa Shmailo"


Verzion Two:

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A gibbon
His joyous onion
His scarlet legion
His happy region

- By Larissa Shmailo